Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarapuava
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Guarapuava Dioecesis Guarapuavensis Diocese de Guarapuava | |
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Cathedral of Guarapuava | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Curitiba |
Metropolitan | Curitiba |
Statistics | |
Area | 27,360 km2 (10,560 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 608,000 577,000 (94.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 December 1965 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Bethlehem |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Peruzzo |
Bishops emeritus | Giovanni Zerbini, SDB Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.J. |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarapuava (Latin: Dioecesis Guarapuavensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarapuava in the ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil.
History
- December 16, 1965: Established as Diocese of Guarapuava from the Diocese of Campo Mourão, Diocese of Ponta Grossa and Diocese of Toledo
Bishops
- Bishops of Guarapuava (Roman rite)
- Bishop Friedrich Helmel, S.V.D. (1966.03.19 – 1986.09.27)
- Bishop Albano Bortoletto Cavallin (1986.10.24 – 1992.03.11), appointed Archbishop of Londrina, Parana
- Bishop Giovanni Zerbini, S.D.B. (1995.01.11 – 2003.07.02)
- Bishop Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.J. (2003.07.02 – 2020.05.06)
- Bishop Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P. (2020.05.06 - present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I. (2000-2003)
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese)
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